Hard Work Pays Off
USC Viterbi freshman Jovani Esparza, a first-generation scholarship student, has worked since age 10 to support his family
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Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering News
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How Does a Sea Star Bounce?
What USC researchers uncovered about sea star locomotion could help scientists design simpler, decentralized systems in robotics and beyond.
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New Research Will Create Porous Materials Inspired by Nature
Henry Salvatori Early Career Chair Mitul Luhar was awarded $500K to develop porous materials to better regulate fluid flow, with implications toward smoother performance for aircrafts, water vessels and ground vehicles.
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New USC Research Will Investigate High-Speed Turbulence and Its Impact on Flexible Walls
The research team was awarded 2.1M Node-hours by US Department of Energy’s INCITE program to develop a framework that can inform future high-speed flying vehicles.
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Changing a 150-year-old paradigm
USC Researcher Discovers a New Approach to Stabilize Spinning Systems by Simultaneously Injecting and Removing Energy
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“All Heart”
Alina Garcia Taormina, a USC Viterbi Ph.D. student, is named Graduate Student Role Model by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.
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USC Viterbi Researchers Honored with Best Paper Nomination at the 2019 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
Researchers from the Autonomous Microrobotic Systems Laboratory were acknowledged for designing the first four-winged robotic insect weighing less than 100mg.
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Race for Redemption
After a mechanical failure at June’s Formula SAE competition, USC Racing wins first place at a recent SoCal competition.
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MEPC at 10
The latest edition of the 10-year-old Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition promises to transform high-tech ideas into viable startups.
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Robots are optimized for tedious, repetitive tasks. Can they be automated for more complex workspaces?
Researchers at the USC Viterbi Center for Advanced Manufacturing identify an algorithm to optimize robots to provide short, collision-free solutions in complex manufacturing spaces.
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USC Viterbi Achieves Gender Parity in its Entering Class
Women now comprise 50% of the entering undergraduate class, a historic record for USC Engineering.
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When Robots, 3-D Printers and Teenagers Collide
High schoolers attend USC Viterbi’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing Open House
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USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory Receives Special Honor
The AIAA recognized students from the rocket lab for being the first undergraduate student team to design, build and successfully launch a rocket into space.
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USC Viterbi Receives Three-Year NSF Grant to Train Engineers for the Future of Manufacturing
USC Viterbi and the Center for Advanced Manufacturing will develop education platform to prepare U.S. workforce for challenges, opportunities in advanced manufacturing
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Talking to Robots…Under the Sea
A team of USC Viterbi undergraduates that is developing underwater wireless communication technology will represent the U.S. at the Global Grand Challenges Summit student competition finals
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USC Viterbi’s SURE Program Offers Undergraduates Research Training Alongside Top Faculty
Sophomores and juniors from across the nation participate in cutting-edge research and get a taste for Trojan life
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“We’re Going to 3-D Print the First Rocket Made on Mars”
Tim Ellis, named to MIT Technology Review’s 2019 “35 Innovators Under 35” for his use of massive 3-D printers to build space-bound rockets
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Alumnus Wins Prestigious PECASE Award
Jonathan Sauder, a NASA JPL engineer, lands “highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on early career scientists and engineers” for his work on RainCube and Venus Rover.
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Up, Up and Away!
L.A. Youth Gain Hands-On Engineering Experience at Three-Day Camp Hosted by the USC Viterbi Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
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Swimming like a Shark
USC Viterbi Assistant Professor Mitul Luhar Develops an Algorithm to Optimize Surfaces for Fast, Frictionless Motion in Water and Air
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Addressing the Urgent Need for Early and Accurate Tools in Diagnosing and Treating Cancer
Assad Oberai demonstrates how machine learning can be used to more quickly and accurately diagnose breast cancer.
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USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory Shatters Student Altitude Record
Traveler IV is reportedly the first entirely student-designed and built rocket to pass the Kármán line into outer space
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It’s What’s Inside that Counts, Unless You’re a Robotic Fish
Mechanical engineering students challenged themselves to make a robotic fish that not only swims like a real fish, but looks the part too, demonstrating the possibilities inherent to soft robotics.
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USC Viterbi Ph.D.s Win 1st and 3rd Place at SME’s AeroDef Manufacturing Poster Challenge
Graduate students from the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering present award-winning research in smart robotics
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Is Communication the Key to Fighting Cancer?
The more cancer cells “talk” to each other, the less they grow. New research by USC Viterbi’s Paul Newton looks to encourage this.
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USC Viterbi Teams Shine at MEPC
From an all-women undergraduate team to teams comprised of Ph.D. students, the ninth rendition of the business model competition brings new meaning to engineering innovation.
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Creating safer waterways with driverless ships
Researchers develop an autonomous ship guidance system using probabilistic modeling and AI
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Can aircraft engines benefit from turbulence?
In a prestigious summer program at Stanford University, Viterbi PhD students collaborate with leading researchers in their field to study airplane engines
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Making a zero-emissions fuel even more effective
Researchers study how to get even more out of hydrogen fuel to improve engine efficiency
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A Robotic Leg, Born Without Prior Knowledge, Learns to Walk
New AI algorithms could allow robots to learn to move by themselves, imitating animals.
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2018 AME Senior Project Showcase
Undergraduate students enrolled in AME 441A show off their semester’s work
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Power Siblings at USC Viterbi
Presidential Scholarship Winning Duo, Brother and Sister Miles and Evie Kay, studying to be engineers
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A Maker Space For The Ages
The Baum Family Maker Space, which will establish a new hub for undergraduate student innovation, positions USC Viterbi as a leader in hands-on engineering learning.
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Are We Ready to Leave Low Earth Orbit?
“First Man” screening event celebrates Neil Armstrong (M.S. ’70), spotlights Trojan space pioneers and “the next giant leap” in space exploration
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IEC3 Camp Teaches Middle School Girls about Careers in Aerospace Engineering
The USC Viterbi outreach program premiered its second annual STEM education camp for middle school girls, featuring major voices from aerospace engineering
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Unique Mars spacecraft design earns engineering students a big win from NASA
USC Viterbi students design a deep-space transport with artificial gravity, earning first place in the graduate division of NASA’s student competition
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Biologically Inspired Robotics
In this undergraduate course, students look to nature to design and build robots that mimic the movement of animals
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Eureka! Eureka! The Class of 2018 Has Found It
After long nights that muddled into early mornings in SAL, CED, and Leavey, they’re ready to set sail
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Master’s Class For The Ages
2018 USC Viterbi master’s students shared hugs, laughs and memories at graduation ceremonies.
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2018 Viterbi Master’s Student Awards
Accomplishments of Viterbi Master’s students celebrated at the second annual event
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Marie Curie Dropped the Ph.D. Mic 115 Years Ago. These Trojans Picked It Up.
At the 2018 USC Viterbi Ph.D. Hooding and Awards ceremony, the intellectual descendants of Curie, Drexler and Viterbi took the stage.
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Rise Of A Leader Engineer
USC NSBE President turns trials into triumphs by taking National Best Medium Chapter for NSBE while finishing her undergraduate degree at USC.
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USC Viterbi’s AeroDesign Team takes 6th place
The student-led model aircraft team places 6th at the AIAA international Design Build Fly competition
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Senior Mechanical Engineers Win 1st Place at AIAA Conference
At the regional AIAA Student Conference, three mechanical engineering seniors placed 1st in the undergraduate paper competition
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USC hosts SoCal Fluids Symposium
Students and faculty from nine local universities attended the 12th annual Southern California Flow Physics Symposium (SoCal Fluids) at USC’s main campus
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Winning Big
USC Viterbi faculty, students receive multiple awards at the 2018 OCEC Awards and Honors Banquet.
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Clear Skies Ahead
USC Viterbi marks 10-year aviation research collaboration with Airbus, Korean Air and two affiliated universities
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Using AI to detect heart disease
Researchers apply machine learning to create a quick and easy method for measuring changes linked to cardiovascular disease
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USC student team places 4th at the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge
The student-led Recumbent Vehicle Design Team took 4th place overall at ASME’s annual racing competition, including 1st and 3rd place finishes in multiple events
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Can we imitate organisms’ abilities to decode water patterns for new technologies?
USC researchers train AI to distinguish flow patterns created by swimmers
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USC’s Chapter of National Society of Black Engineers Named Best in the Nation
The national honor reflects USC NSBE’s strength in “academic excellence, professional development, and community outreach.”
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Optimizing chemotherapy schedules using evolutionary game theory
USC Viterbi researchers apply biology-based mathematical models to optimize chemotherapy treatment
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USC Viterbi’s AeroDesign Team: A winning history
Faculty advisor Charles Radovich recounts his favorite competitions
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Reimagining the Future of Air Travel
USC Viterbi researchers consider ways to improve aircraft efficiency and fuel economy
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USC Viterbi Alumna Helps Underrepresented Groups Pursue College and STEM
Recent USC Viterbi alumna uses her experiences as a first-generation college student to encourage others to pursue a college education
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It’s Cold in Space; But Not as Cold as It Could Be
USC alumna and adjunct research associate professor Anita Sengupta led a project to create the coldest spot in the solar system on the International Space Station and now is bringing space travel here on Earth
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“Real Deal @ USC” showcases impressive startups from around the country
Entrepreneurs of young, exciting companies gather in SCilicon Beach for an evening of networking and dual-use ventures
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The First Annual AME Senior Project Showcase
From rocket engines to flapping wings, senior mechanical and aerospace engineering students show off their work.
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Meet USC Racing’s Team Captains
A Q&A with the undergraduate students who run this year’s Formula SAE racing team
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Making a Splash
How a diver’s shape and impact force affect the characteristics of a splash
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My Summer Learning about High-performance Computing from Argonne National Laboratory
What PhD student Jonathan Hoy learned from the Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing
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She’s Out of This World
Nina Singh BME ’19 receives an Astronaut Scholarship, an honor reserved for the best and brightest STEM college students
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Nanofab Lab Dedicated to Former USC Viterbi Executive Vice Dean John O’Brien
Michelson Center based facility expected Opening in 2018
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High School Students Attend AME STEM Spotlight
The Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering opens its doors to local high school students to encourage STEM education and careers
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Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto
USC STEM middle and high school students descend upon an open house tour of USC’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing
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“Break to Make”
The winners of the University’s first all-woman makeathon.
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M.C. Gill Composites Center work on CFRP Hat Stiffened Panels for Aerospace Applications
M.C. Gill Composites Center researchers featured in video highlighted by NASA Structural Analysis
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M.C. Gill Composites Center Works on Re-Use of Production Waste
M.C. Gill Composites researcher receives top honors at national research competition
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Serving the People
William Rose, former Marine and current mechanical engineering master’s student at USC Viterbi, spends his free time volunteering for the American Red Cross.
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Drastically reducing fuel consumption and emissions of commercial aircraft
Gabilan Assistant Professor Alejandra Uranga’s work on an MIT/NASA project offers a way to save fuel and reduce emissions via propulsion-airframe integration
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The Goldilocks Wing: Popular Airfoil Design Defies Aerodynamic Standards
Professor Spedding’s tests on a small (but not too small) sized airfoil yields surprising results in lift
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Cilia: “The Bouncer” of Bacteria
Paper by USC Viterbi and University of Hawaii faculty elucidates active role of cilia in regulating flow for bacteria filtering and enhancing chemical communication.
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IN MEMORIAM: Phillip Muntz, Emeritus Professor of Astronautics
Phillip Muntz, Emeritus Professor of Astronautics, passed away Aug. 1, 2017
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Professor Domaradzki Appointed AME Department Chair
A long-time faculty, Julian Domaradzki continues his service in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, now as department chair
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Better, Faster, Smarter: Making Agile Robots
USC Center for Advanced Manufacturing team comes in first at the Agile Robotics for Industrial Automation Competition (ARIAC)
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2017 Viterbi Master’s Student Awards
Accomplishments of Viterbi Masters students celebrated in inaugural event
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USC Viterbi 2017 Undergraduate Awards
Graduating students from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering were recognized on May 10th at the 2017 Undergraduate Viterbi Awards for their academic, leadership, and service achievements.
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Clues to a father’s life, charting a daughter’s future
She wanted to uncover her father’s ‘dangerous secrets’, she discovered a world of endless possibilities
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The AeroDesign Team Turns a Crash into a Victory
The student-led model aircraft team wins first place at the AIAA international Design Build Fly competition.
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Up, up and away at the 2017 faculty and staff awards
Honoring the work and dedication of USC Viterbi faculty and staff
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Senior Design Projects Win Big at AIAA Conference
Senior undergraduate AME Students were awarded first and third place at the AIAA regional Student Paper Conference
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Fair Finances
HonestFi, a startup that provides financial services to low-income Americans without the sky-high commissions, has won the 2017 Min Family Challenge.
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USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory Breaks Record
Student-run RPL launches rocket of own design to 144,000 feet
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S.K. Gupta named holder of the Smith International Professorship in Mechanical Engineering
Professor S.K. Gupta, a world-renowned expert in advanced manufacturing, will also head the Center for Advanced Manufacturing.
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Manufacturing For A Better Tomorrow
The opening of the USC Viterbi Center for Advanced Manufacturing promises to help usher in a new age how things are made.
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The Best And The Brightest
USC Viterbi alumnus Jung Kian Ng Jung has won a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship and will pursue graduate studies at England’s Oxford University.
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From 32nd Street to Wall Street, how ‘the Toussaint method’ works
This engineering student is an extracurricular extraordinaire with a drive towards leadership.
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‘We didn’t want to just give them a glass of clean water for a day’
Kirsten Rice empowers communities in developing countries to produce their own clean water
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Making StarSCream Transform
The AeroDesign Team held their Critical Design Review for this year’s competition plane, StarSCream
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Controlling Hypersonic Airflow
Assistant Professor Ivan Bermejo-Moreno investigates strategies to control air dynamics and reduce stress on aircraft engines
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USC Viterbi Center for Advanced Manufacturing to Open in February
Center will be the SoCal node of a new multi-university DOD grant on robotics
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“Aviate, Navigate, Communicate”: The Rules of Flying
How Wyatt Sadler, founding member, pilot and industry advisor of USC’s AeroDesign Team, took his childhood hobby to the next level.
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Mitul Luhar Awarded Air Force Young Investigator Grant
Assistant Professor Mitul Luhar was awarded a $360,000 grant to research turbulence control using porous and patterned surfaces
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Racing to the Top
The USC Racing team designs a car worthy of the FSAE leaders’ board
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Aboard the Spirit of Freedom
David Long had the power of the USS George Washington at his fingertips, now he is pursuing a Masters in engineering
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Eva Kanso Awarded $1 Million NSF INSPIRE Grant
AME Associate Professor Eva Kanso receives NSF INSPIRE grant to study bacteria-host interaction
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Anne Patricia Suntano: Living the Trojan Values
One of Forbes’ “50 Most Powerful Businesswomen in Asia,” alumna embodies courage, ambition and discipline
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Testing Drones and Building Mobile Games
Students in the USC – Base 11 Summer Mentorship Program complete inaugural session
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Escape Velocity Episode 2 “The Escape of Bogdan Marcu”
A rocket scientist’s journey from behind the Iron Curtain to the frontiers of space